MGAs

Loadsure is a Lloyd’s backed MGA using analytics to automate the underwriting of shipped goods and cargo. Matthew Grant is joined by Johnny McCord, Founder and CEO of Loadsure. Topics they discuss include the benefits of an instant embedded solution to offer insurance, why ...

Member spotlight: Loadsure What was your motivation for founding Loadsure? Over 60% of cargo in transit is reported to be underinsured (a figure which Loadsure estimates to be closer to 80-90%). The 300-year-old freight insurance industry has been slow to embrace new technologies and ways of ...

InsTech event write-up: From MGA to full-stack insurer: Everything you need to know It is a good time to be an MGA. There has been significant growth amongst both new and traditional agencies. Inevitably, many MGAs are looking at the potential next stage of their ...

Member spotlight: Pen Underwriting Can you give us a brief introduction to Pen Underwriting? Founded in 2015, Pen is a multi-class, multi-territory MGA, which brought together twelve different MGA businesses, to create a single cohesive business. The first five years of Pen’s journey were effectively ...

It is a good time to be an MGA. There has been significant growth amongst both new and traditional agencies. Inevitably, many MGAs are looking at the potential next stage of their evolution – becoming a full-stack insurer.  According to an Insurtech UK survey, 57% of ...

Traditional insurers’ minimum premiums, small transactions and subsequent inability to absorb clients’ portfolio volatility leave MGAs vulnerable. Accelerant provides insurance capacity, technology and investment for MGAs in property and casualty insurance. Jeff Radke, Co-founder and CEO of Accelerant, speaks to Matthew about the role of ...

PitchBook is a financial data and software company that provides insights on private and public markets to help clients better evaluate opportunities. Robert Le, a Fintech Analyst at PitchBook, talks about how it gathers, defines and categorises different sources of information in its databases. He ...

Member spotlight: INARI Henry: Frank, why did you found INARI? Frank: I had previously been a co-founder of ANV Group, a traditional insurance company running Lloyd’s syndicates and MGAs. I considered how the current technology landscape in (re)insurance could be improved and what ...

Member Spotlight: Micro Insurance Company Harry, why did you found Micro Insurance Company? The smallest businesses, the gig economy and around 4 billion people who lack social protection(1) are underserved by insurance globally. Five or six years ago I resolved to develop new technology that could ...

In October 2021, Getsafe extended its Series B funding round to $93 million, including investment from Swiss Re. The start-up is now a fully licensed insurer in Germany and operates as an MGA in the UK, targeting younger generations with personal lines insurance products. Robin talks to ...

The Managing General Agent (MGA) model has become a successful way for many insurtech startups to establish themselves, but the subject of this week’s podcast is a bit different to other MGAs in the marketplace. Pen Underwriting was created by bringing together 12 companies in 2014. ...

Member Spotlight: CelsiusPro Henry: Mark, what does CelsiusPro do and why did you start the company? Mark: CelsiusPro works in three areas of parametric insurance: weather derivatives, consulting and white-label insurance technology solutions. I previously worked for UBS, an investment bank, in foreign exchange and ...